Nihilism and Emancipation - Ethics, Politics and Law

Foreword ix Richard Rorty Editor's Preface xxi Introduction xxv Part I. Ethics Postmodernity, Technology, Ontology 3(18) Philosophy and the Decline of the West 21(16) Ethics of Provenance 37(12) Liberty and Peace in the Postmodern Condition 49(11) Ethics Without Transcendence? 60(11) Pain and Metaphysics 71(10) Part II. Politics Philosophy, Metaphysics, Democracy 81(9) Hermeneutics and Democracy 90(12) A Project for the Left 102(12) Socialism, in Other Words Europe 114(6) Globalization and the Relevance of Socialism 120(13) Part III. Law Doing the Law Justice 133(19) An Apology for Proceduralism 152(11) On the Externality of Crimes and Punishments 163(10) Notes 173(10) Bibliography 183(4) Index 187